The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.


part OF the night at his desk in the library,
examining and signing bills and consulting
with members of his Cabinet about appro-
prations affecting their respective depart
ments. Two important bills, which yester-
day had been before the President Tor ten
days, the anti-polygamy and the trade dol
lar bills, were allowed to become laws with
out his signature, but large number were
considered and signed during the night.
The President last night notified the pres
ident Of the senate and the speaker of the
house that the Executive Mansion would be
open all night and until noon.
Hol lE.-By seven o'clock the galleries
were well filed with spectators and by
eleven O'Clock every seat was occupied.
Two thousand people, perhaps, were pres
ent to witness the exciting scenes attend
ing the last of the Forty-ninth Congress-
Most of the members of the house had
been up all night, and looked weary and
haggared. Books and papers were strewn
about In the hall, on the floor and on the
desks. Members loitered about the aisles
and gathered in groops about the lobby en-
frances, presenting scene of dissolution
generally.
The vetoed Lafayette, Indiana, public
building. for lack of n quorum. blocked the
way to other legislation until II a. m, when
Morrison offered the usual motion, which
was agreed to, informing the president that
congress was ready to adjourn sine die.
Reed, of Maine, offered u resolution of
thanks to Speaker Carlisle for his courtesy,
ability and fairness as speaker of the forty
ninth congress. Adopted by Il standing
vote.
Forney, of Alabama, reported con-
tinued disagreement on the part of the con-
ference committee on the fertilization APP
preparation bill.
Randall said the senate bill involved an
expenditure of over forty million dollars.
The house conferees were willing TO APP
proprate seventeen millions. lie asked
that both measures be printed In the
Record, so that the country might judge
between them. Report was accepted
Conferrees' report on the general deici-
cncy bill was presented and agreed to.
Hands of the clock were turned back ten
minutes to enable the deficiency bill to
reach the president before noon.
Message was received from the president
announcing his disapproval of various
measures.
The clock was again turned back.
The committee appointed to wait on the
president announced he had no further
communi cation to make to congress. The
hands of the clock covered the figure u.
The speaker then rose and delivered his
farewell address, brief and appropriate, but
full of feeling.
SENATE.-The senate at $50 Il. m. lald
aside temporarily the deficiency bill and re-
ceived the conference report on the naval
appropriation bill, which was agreed to.
The conference report on the postofiice
appropriation bill was also reported. The
senate having receded from its South Amer
lean mail subsidy amendments, it was
agreed to.
Deficiency bill was again taken up and
finally the bill and amendments were re-
ported TO the senate and passed.
IIawley discussing failure to argree on
fertilization bill said: Work was stopped,
and forts and government property left to
20 TO rack and ruiz for the coming two
ears. This statement of facts was an en-
raordnary indictment of "somebody."
Senate bill appropriating $4,000 for the
expense of senate investigations ordered
this session, passed.
The resolution TO investigate the oXccu-
tive departments, adopted.
Cockrel, Harris, Jones, of Arkansas,
Plat and Cullum were announced as the
committee to investigate the executive de-
partments
A resolution of thanks to the presiding
officer for his courtesy and impardality was
offered by Harris and adopted.
Hall announced that the deficiency bill
was agreed upon, but there was some doubt
as TO whether 1t was physical possibility
for the clerks to engross it by II O'Clock.
Upon this announcement old Mr.. Bassett.
doorkeeper of the senate, with long stick
moved the minute hand back from ten to
twenty minutes to II O'Clock.
At five minutes past ~ o'clock by correct
time, or five minutes TO II O'Clock by the
demOraliZed senate clock, senators sherman
and salisbury, Of the Joint committee, APP
peared and announced that the president
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